Preventable errors in organ transplantation: an emerging patient safety issue?

M. G. Ison; J. L. Holl; D. Ladner

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Preventable errors in organ transplantation: an emerging patient safety issue?

October 12, 2012

Ison MG, Holl JL, Ladner D. Am J Transplant. 2012;12(9):2307-12.

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This commentary proposes that increased emphasis on improving systems and processes of care can reduce errors in organ transplantation.

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